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Benson Bidwell, Inventor of the Trolley Car, Electric Fan and Cold Motor; History of Early Struggles and Later Successes with Personal Reminiscences, Lectures, Essays and Letters (Paperback)
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Benson Bidwell, Inventor of the Trolley Car, Electric Fan and Cold Motor; History of Early Struggles and Later Successes with Personal Reminiscences, Lectures, Essays and Letters (Paperback)
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images,
or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the
original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Not
illustrated. Excerpt: ... PART III. Reminiscences from Boyhood to
Manhood. Collated from Prof. Bidwell's Diary, or Related by Himself
from Memory. At the time of my birth, September 2, 1835, my father,
Austin B. Bidwell, was a farmer in Livingston County, Western New
York. My mother, before her marriage, was Laura I. Butterfield.
During my infancy our family lived in a log house, in the midst of
the virgin forest. Our only method of heating and cooking at that
time was by means of a large fire-place, extending almost across
one entire end of the family living room, which was kitchen,
dining-room, and bedroom, all in one. In a corner stood one of
those old-fashioned high-post bedsteads with the top and sides
covered by a canopy of heavy cloth to keep out the cold of the
severe winters. The children of the family slept in a trundle a
Trumfle'Bed DEGREESed, which was very low and on casters, to
facilitate moving about. During the day, to economize space, the
trundle bed was kept beneath the larger bedstead, and was drawn
forth only in the evening, at the children's bedtime. After the
little ones had been snugly tucked in, the trundle bed was again
pushed beneath the larger bed, until only the heads of the
occupants could be seen. By such means all the family were
accommodated and, though they were sometimes somewhat crowded in
bed, they slept comfortably, though, in those old-time winters, the
snows covered the fence tops and the temperature was often below
zero. When I was about eighteen months old the Bunuto Death great
fire-place came near being the cause of my death. My parents had
gone to a neighbor's home to spend the evening, leaving me in care
of a little sister. I was asleep on the hearth before the fire. The
burning logs began to pop and threw sparks and even live coals in a
sh...
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Imprint: |
General Books LLC
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Benson Bidwell
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
98 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-150-54309-8 |
Barcode: |
9781150543098 |
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LSN: |
1-150-54309-4 |
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